The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
A grumpy bookstore owner on a small island has his life transformed when a mysterious package appears in his store.
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A. J. Fikry is the widowed grumpy owner of Island Books, the only bookstore on tiny Alice Island off the coast of Massachusetts. After his rare Edgar Allan Poe first edition is stolen, he comes downstairs one night to find a small parcel on the shop floor with a two-year-old girl named Maya inside.
Yes. A 2022 film adaptation starring Kunal Nayyar and Lucy Hale was released. The film follows the novel's premise of a curmudgeonly bookstore owner whose life changes when a child is left in his shop.
Both novels are by Gabrielle Zevin and share her warmth and bookishness. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (2014) is shorter and cozier; Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (2022) is more sweeping. Both stand alone.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry was written by Gabrielle Zevin, published in 2014 by Algonquin Books.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is 289 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is a standalone novel by Gabrielle Zevin, not part of a series.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
